The episode featuring RIBCRAFT will first air on September 4th at 8:00 pm EST/ PST. Some Assembly Required, hosted by Brian Unger, filmed the RIBCRAFT process of building a RIB and learned directly from the people at RIBCRAFT how one is made.

The premise of the show is to provide a complete step by step explanation of how something is made and explores the reasons for manufacturing and designing a product a certain way. The episode uncovers the features and characteristics of a RIB by looking into how the boat is built.

"All of us at RIBCRAFT take great pride in the product we offer our professional and recreational customers and we're excited to share what we do with the Some Assembly Required viewer", said Matthew Velluto, RIBCRAFT's Director of Marketing. "We were thrilled and honored to be contacted by the show".

Some Assembly Required airs Thursday at 8 pm EST/ PST on the Discovery Channel. For further programming information visit www.dsc.discovery.com or check your local listings.

About RIBCRAFT
RIBCRAFT designs and builds safe, durable, performance oriented rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) that fulfill the most demanding professional and recreational applications. A leading supplier of professional grade RIBs for safety professionals, military agencies, yacht clubs, and recreational boaters throughout the world, RIBCRAFT offers RIBs starting at 15' capable of fulfilling most any mission. www.ribcraftusa.com

About Some Assembly Required
Some Assembly Required takes the host on a worldwide journey to participate in the process of making and manufacturing the items that makeup our everyday life. Along the way we will learn the little known facts about what it takes to design and mass-produce products and get insights into how these things work. And through our host and his interactions with people behind the building process, we'll see the often dramatic, funny, ingenious solutions people come up with to make products bigger, better, cheaper, or quicker. www.dsc.discovery.com/

Due to overwhelming response, RIBCRAFT has decided to extend its successful Free Gas Promotion through July 31st. Since being the first boat manufacturer to offer a promotion to offset rising fuel costs in May, several RIB and hardsided boat manufacturers have followed RIBCRAFT's lead. "We are thrilled to see our competitors mimicking this program and are proud to continue to be a leading innovator in this market", said Brian Gray, RIBCRAFT's president.

Customers who order any new RIBCRAFT RIB 19' or greater in the month of July will receive free gas for the year. Under this program, RIBCRAFT will provide recreational and professional customers with a $1,000 gas card that can be used to fuel their RIB.

About RIBCRAFT
RIBCRAFT designs and builds safe, durable, performance oriented rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) that fulfill the most demanding professional and recreational applications. A leading supplier of professional grade RIBs for safety professionals, military agencies, yacht clubs, and recreational boaters throughout the world, RIBCRAFT offers RIBs starting at 15' capable of fulfilling most any mission. www.ribcraftusa.com

The 15'7" RIBCRAFT 4.8s, equipped specifically for such responses, carried the first rescuers to the epicenter of the quake. The RIBCRAFTs provided the only means of access for the first responders as all roads leading to the area had been destroyed or blocked. Hailed as unsung heroes, the RIBCRAFT RIBs provided continuous access to the devastated region.

The RIBs were originally ordered and distributed to Fire Departments in the Chengdu Region by Ancom Systems, an international supplier of rescue equipment for first responders, in 2007. The company worked closely with RIBCRAFT to develop a configuration that would meet their customer's needs and the regions geographic challenges.

About RIBCRAFT
RIBCRAFT designs and builds safe, durable, performance oriented rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) that fulfill the most demanding professional and recreational applications. A leading supplier of professional grade RIBs for safety professionals, military agencies, yacht clubs, and recreational boaters throughout the world, RIBCRAFT offers RIBs starting at 15' capable of fulfilling most any mission. www.ribcraftusa.com

Featured prominently in the first six minutes of the show, the 25' RIBCRAFT 7.8 Mitigator was part of the investigative team's extensive cadre of resources as they recovered a jet ski victim who dies mysteriously. The episode, entitled, "Death From Above", originally aired earlier this month, the episode can now be seen in its entirety online at CBS.com.

Since its debut in 2003, the RIBCRAFT 7.8 Mitigator has set the standard for innovation and performance in the marine industry. The first ultimate adventure craft, the Mitigator features shock mitigating seats, an ergonomically designed console, black-out custom paint feature, state of the art communication and navigation technologies and the trademark RIBCRAFT hull design.

The Mitigator can be seen in CSI: Miami's "Death From Above" at minute 2:30 and immediately after the opening sequence at minute 4:58 or click here to view.

About RIBCRAFT
RIBCRAFT designs and builds safe, durable, performance oriented rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) that fulfill the most demanding professional and recreational applications. A leading supplier of professional grade RIBs for safety professionals, military agencies, yacht clubs, and recreational boaters throughout the world, RIBCRAFT offers RIBs starting at 15' capable of fulfilling most any mission. www.ribcraftusa.com

About CSI: Miami
Inspired by the top-rated series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CSI: MIAMI is a drama that follows a South Florida team of forensic investigators who use both cutting-edge scientific methods and old-fashioned police work to solve crimes. http://www.cbs.com/primetime/csi_miami/

“Consumers have been shaken by the spike in fuel prices. There’s been a lot of talk about boaters staying ashore this coming season because of sky rocketing fuel prices” said Brian Gray, President of RIBCRAFT. “We don’t think gas prices should keep people away from doing what they love to do or have to do. There are already states and municipalities planning to cut back on-water patrols due to fuel prices; we see that as a recipe for disaster and want to do our part to insure cut backs don't happen”. Gray continues, “RIBCRAFT is proud to be the first boat manufacturer to offer customers, both professional and recreational, relief from rising fuel prices”.

The RIB industry, unlike solid sided manufacturers, is seeing unprecedented growth in sales this year. Higher fuel prices are actually helping recreational RIB sales as these boats are lighter then traditional solid sided boats and therefore can use smaller engines to achieve the same performance of a heavier solid sided boat. A RIB's lighter weight also helps conserve fuel on land as they don't require an big tow vehicle – in most cases they can be towed by a smaller, more fuel efficient car. The fuel savings are in addition to all the other benefits of owning a RIB, sea keeping performance, safety, and weight carrying ability.

Customers who order any new RIBCRAFT rigid inflatable boat (RIB) 19' and greater between May 15th and June 30th will receive free gas for the year. Under this program, RIBCRAFT will provide customers with a gas card at the time of delivery that can be used to fuel their RIB.

To be eligible for the Free Gas Promotion, customers must order a 19' RIB or greater between now and the end of June. This offer is available to both recreational and professional customers. A $1,000 gas card will be provided with the boat at time of delivery.

About RIBCRAFT
RIBCRAFT designs and builds safe, durable, performance oriented rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) that fulfill the most demanding professional and recreational applications. A leading supplier of professional grade RIBs for safety professionals, military agencies, yacht clubs, and recreational boaters throughout the world, RIBCRAFT offers RIBs starting at 15' capable of fulfilling most any mission. www.ribcraftusa.com

RIBCRAFT provided one of its professional grade RIBs for the McGregor winter catalog photo shoot. Held at Winter Island in Salem, Massachusetts, the goal of the shoot was to convey the feel of an Alaskan exploratory expedition. The catalog featured images of the RIBCRAFT 7.8 along the rocky coast and underway with the models sporting McGregor's 2009 Winter fashion line for Men and Women.

For a quick peek of the 2009 McGregor Fall/ Winter catalog, please visit www.mcgregor-fashion.com.

About RIBCRAFT
RIBCRAFT designs and builds safe, durable, performance oriented rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) that fulfill the most demanding professional and recreational applications. A leading supplier of professional grade RIBs for safety professionals, military agencies, yacht clubs, and recreational boaters throughout the world, RIBCRAFT offers RIBs starting at 15' capable of fulfilling most any mission. www.ribcraftusa.com

The RIBs will be used by the Presidential Security Group to detect, identify, and disable potential threats in the vicinity of the Presidential Palace located on the Pasig River in Manila. Under the contract, RIBCRAFT directed final commissioning and post delivery inspections in country earlier this month.

The all black RIBs, with blacked out hulls, tubes, consoles, frames, and antennas, are designed to not only destroy potential threats to the Palace but to intimidate vessels from approaching. Intended for rapid response, the 25'10" RIBCRAFT 7.8s are outfitted with twin 150HP Honda four stroke outboards. With this power configuration, the RIBs easily reach speeds in excess of 45 knots.

Extremely durable, stable, and responsive, RIBCRAFT RIBs, with their heavy-duty Hypalon tube and deep V hull are excellent platforms for maritime interdiction and anti-terrorism missions.

About RIBCRAFT
RIBCRAFT designs and builds safe, durable, performance oriented rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) that fulfill the most demanding professional and recreational applications. A leading supplier of professional grade RIBs for safety professionals, military agencies, yacht clubs, and recreational boaters throughout the world, RIBCRAFT offers RIBs starting at 15' capable of fulfilling most any mission. www.ribcraftusa.com

Milford Fire Department in Connecticut, Minetto Fire Rescue in New York, Carver Fire Department in Massachusetts, and Corpus Christi Fire Department in Texas all recently took delivery of new professional grade rescue crafts from RIBCRAFT. With a broad range of operating conditions within their jurisdictions, from small ponds to coastal environments, these departments shared the need to expand their capabilities for a water based response.

"A RIB's durability, stability, safety, and exceptional sea keeping abilities are all reasons why departments throughout the country are turning to RIBCRAFT", explains RIBCRAFT's director of Marketing, Matthew Velluto. "A RIBCRAFT RIB provides towns with quick response capabilities for water based emergencies that previously they were ill equipped to handle."

The RIBCRAFT line of professional grade RIBs, ranging in size from 15' to 30', provides efficient response capabilities along with a stable and safe platform for rescue personnel.

About RIBCRAFT
RIBCRAFT designs and builds safe, durable, performance oriented rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) that fulfill the most demanding professional and recreational applications. A leading supplier of professional grade RIBs for safety professionals, military agencies, yacht clubs, and recreational boaters throughout the world, RIBCRAFT offers RIBs starting at 15' capable of fulfilling most any mission. www.ribcraftusa.com

The 30' RIBCRAFT 9.0, certified for more than twenty passengers, includes a combination of pod and bench seating, a custom canopy top with twin folding swim ladders, and an onboard freshwater shower. Powered by twin 225HP Honda four stroke outboards, the certified RIBCRAFT provides guests of Kona Village in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, with access to nearly two dozen nearby dive sites, offshore snorkeling excursions, sunset cruises, and seasonal humpback whale watching treks.

With its 30' RIBCRAFT 9.0, RIBCRAFT has set a new standard for USCG certified passenger for hire RIBs. RIBCRAFT has established itself as a leading designer and builder of certified Sub Chapter T vessels for resorts, tour operators, and cruise companies looking for professional grade boats that can be personalized to their specific applications.

The company announced that it has signed contracts to deliver several more RIBCRAFT 9.0s for tour operations and cruise lines in the first part of 2008.

About RIBCRAFT
RIBCRAFT designs and builds safe, durable, performance oriented rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) that fulfill the most demanding professional and recreational applications. A leading supplier of professional grade RIBs for safety professionals, military agencies, yacht clubs, and recreational boaters throughout the world, RIBCRAFT offers RIBs starting at 15' capable of fulfilling most any mission.

While all boats in the United States must meet applicable U.S. Coast Guard regulations, boats built by manufacturers participating in the NMMA Certified program must also meet the more comprehensive standards set by the American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC). Furthermore, to become NMMA Certified, a boat must pass rigorous third-party inspection to ensure they meet and adhere to all applicable standards, as well as maintain an ongoing, formal Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) program.

"As a commercial boat builder specializing in building professional grade RIBs for first responders, military users, and yacht clubs, earning NMMA Certification for our recreational model line demonstrates our commitment to building safe quality boats to our recreational customers and the greater boating community", says Matthew Velluto, RIBCRAFT's Director of Marketing.

The NMMA Certification program covers more than 30 categories of standards, which vary by boat type and size and may include: fuel systems; ventilation; passenger and weight capacity; horsepower capacity; flotation; electrical systems; navigation lights; warning label placement and guidelines; and steering systems.

About RIBCRAFT
RIBCRAFT designs and builds safe, durable, performance oriented rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) that fulfill the most demanding professional and recreational applications. A leading supplier of professional grade RIBs for safety professionals, military agencies, yacht clubs, and recreational boaters throughout the world, RIBCRAFT offers RIBs starting at 15' capable of fulfilling any mission. RIBCRAFT is a proud member of NMMA. www.ribcraftusa.com

About NMMA
National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) is the leading association representing the recreational boating industry. NMMA member companies produce more than 80 percent of the boats, engines, trailers, accessories and gear used by boaters and anglers in the United States. The association is dedicated to industry growth through programs in public policy, market research and data, product quality assurance and marketing communications.

Contact:
Matthew Velluto
781.639.9065
mvelluto@ribcraftusa.com

In honor of American Heart Month, RIBCRAFT has given away defibrillators to any professional customers who ordered a RIBCRAFT during the month of February. Under this program, Annapolis Yacht Club qualified for a defibrillator when they ordered a 19’ RIBCRAFT 5.85 for their junior sailing program in February.

“Recognizing the importance defibrillators play in saving lives, with this program we wanted to provide our professional customers, whether they’re a first responder or not, with the necessary tools to save lives while on or near the water,” said Matthew Velluto, RIBCRAFT’s Director of Marketing.

Annapolis Yacht Club’s new RIBCRAFT 5.85, featuring a center console with two pod seats, lifting points, and a 90HP Honda four stroke engine, was the third boat in a series of RIBCRAFT’s the club has taken delivery of this year for their junior sailing program and race committee.

About RIBCRAFT
RIBCRAFT has established its position as a designer and builder of technologically advanced RIBS that fulfill the most demanding professional and recreational applications. RIBCRAFT is a leading supplier of professional grade RIBs throughout the world. With models starting at 15’, RIBCRAFT offers RIBs capable of fulfilling any mission. www.ribcraftusa.com

Rescue boat operations in rough seas, strong winds, and along rocky shorelines are a challenge even to experienced and well trained crews, but when the urgency of a response combines with the skill needed to maneuver a vessel alongside people in the water, recreational boating experience is often insufficient to safely operate a rescue craft.

“The safety of our customers is of paramount importance to all of us at RIBCRAFT”, said Matthew Velluto, RIBCRAFT’s Director of Marketing. “We recognize that many first responders, though experienced safety professionals, have little to no boat handling experience. It is essential and only natural to provide our new customers with means to necessary training to operate their new rescue RIB so that in an emergency, the rescuers don’t have to be the rescued.”

RIBCRAFT has partnered with professional instructors to provide proper training to first responders, yacht clubs, and federal agencies who order a RIBCRAFT in April. Training will be tailored to the organization’s application, but will focus on basic boat handling and operation. For more information on this program, please contact RIBCRAFT at 866.RIBS.USA.

RIBCRAFT encourages all their customers, regardless of how they use their RIB, to enroll in a safe boating or RIB operators training course.

About RIBCRAFT
RIBCRAFT has established its position as a designer and builder of technologically advanced RIBS that fulfill the most demanding professional and recreational applications. RIBCRAFT is a leading supplier of professional grade RIBs throughout the world. With models starting at 15’, RIBCRAFT offers RIBs capable of fulfilling any mission. www.ribcraftusa.com

“This partnership recognizes that every day thousands of support boats at hundreds of sailing organizations carry precious cargo – coaches, instructors and students,” said US SAILING’s Marketing Director Dan Cooney. “RIBCRAFT’s superb quality, product knowledge and commitment to sailing will not only contribute to our organization and our members but will also contribute to the sport in general. We’re thrilled to have them on-board.”

The partnership includes the development of a 15-foot US SAILING RIBCRAFT RIB that comes equipped with a 40HP engine, configured to meet the requirements of sailing organizations and their on-the-water activities. In addition, RIBCRAFT will provide the US Sailing Team with professional-grade RIBs for use in training and competition at home and abroad. RIBCRAFT will also provide financial support to US SAILING.

“Having been dedicated to supplying the sailing community with high-quality, professional-grade RIBs for many years, it seems only natural that we’ve partnered with the national governing body for the sport,” said RIBCRAFT President Brian Gray. “We look forward to strengthening our commitment to the sailing community through support and sponsorship of US SAILING.”

For information about the US SAILING RIBCRAFT RIB, please visit www.ribcraftusa.com/ussailing or call RIBCRAFT toll free at 1-866-RIBS-USA.

About RIBCRAFT
RIBCRAFT is a leading supplier of professional grade RIBs for the military, commercial, and recreational markets worldwide. With models starting at 15 feet, RIBCRAFT offers RIBs capable of fulfilling most any mission. www.ribcraftusa.com

About US SAILING
The United States Sailing Association (US SAILING) is the national governing body for sailing and sailboat racing. Headquartered in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, the organization’s mission is to encourage participation and promote excellence in sailing and racing in the U.S. US SAILING offers training and education programs, supports a wide range of sailing organizations and communities, and provides administration and oversight of competitive sailing across the country, including the US Sailing Teams and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Sailing Teams. For more information, please visit www.ussailing.org.

In addition to these deliveries, RIBCRAFT was awarded contracts with the Larchmont Yacht Club, American Yacht Club, and New York Yacht Club.

The only manufacturer committed to the sailing community, RIBCRAFT offers professional grade support and coach boats that represent exceptional value. Starting at 15’, the RIBCRAFT line of RIBs is ideal for coaching and race management.

“RIBCRAFT has long realized yacht clubs and sailing programs need for commercial grade support and coach boats”, said Matthew Velluto, RIBCRAFT’s Director of Marketing. “In an effort to meet these needs, we have worked with countless programs and coaches over the past several years to truly understand the demands and requirements of a junior sailing program. We’re able to pull on this knowledge and experience when working with clubs to offer them the ideal junior sailing coach boat.”

RIBCRAT’s commitment to the sailing community is evident. The first to offer a special buy direct program specifically for sailing programs, RIBCRAFT has enabled clubs to save money while at the same time purchasing a boat built around the specific needs of the organization.

Proof of RIBCRAFT’s success within this market is the continued repeat business and referrals from satisfied customers. In addition to coach boats, RIBCRAFT specializes in building mark and umpire boats that meet yacht club’s race management requirements.

About RIBCRAFT
RIBCRAFT has established its position as a designer and builder of technologically advanced RIBS that fulfill the most demanding professional and recreational applications. RIBCRAFT is a leading supplier of professional grade RIBs throughout the world. With models starting at 15’, RIBCRAFT offers RIBs capable of fulfilling any mission. www.ribcraftusa.com.